MANILA, Philippines — Leronlimab was among the products used to treat former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada for COVID-19, his son former Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Monday.
Leronlimab is an investigational product still undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of cancer and human immunodeficiency virus. It is also being investigated for COVID-19 treatment.
According to the younger Estrada, one of his siblings suggested using the product for their father when he was still fighting COVID-19.
“I consulted the doctors of my dad with regards to Leronlimab and they talked among themselves, the team, and they agreed to administer Leronlimab to my father,” he said in an intervie…
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